Saturday, 28 January 2017

Havant Borough Council would like to invite you to attend the re-signing of the Havant Armed Forces and Community Covenant on Wednesday 1st February 2017, 2pm - 4pm at Havant Borough Council, Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, PO9 2AX.

The event will include the re-signing of the new Covenant, speeches from the Mayor of Havant and Armed Forces Champion Cllr Hughes, an opportunity to meet and network with local support organisations and charities, tea/coffee and cake will be provided.

Friday, 27 January 2017

Tri-Service - Contact House Directory

A Contact House is available for all Service personnel
who have a requirement for short-term accommodation. Contact Houses are
only meant for short-term use, such as visits by family/children,
welfare needs etc, are run by the Unit welfare team and are fully
furnished

Priority in the use of the Contact Houses is as follows:

1. Soldiers living in barracks who wish to exercise contact rights with their children.

2. Families of operational casualties and other SI/VSI personnel.

3. The Contact Houses may also be used by soldiers for the
accommodation of their, or their spouse’s close relatives (defined as
parents, grandparents, sisters or brothers). Any bookings outside of the
above categories must be requested through and authorised by the
Welfare Support Officer. In all cases the serving person making the
booking will always be responsible for the property, furniture,
equipment and behaviour of their guests. Priority 1 and 2 will always
take precedence over priority of 3, if need be, bookings for priority 3
will be cancelled to accommodate priorities 1 and 2.

With the generous support of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, 3 family facilities are available in HMS Nelson, Portsmouth for single or separated service parents.Each facility has 2 or 3 bedrooms and is fitted out with tvs. games, books, crafts and everything you could need for children from 0-18.For further information please ring Sarah Dixon 02392 722090- Service Accommodation Office- Jervis Block RN Dockyard.

Thursday, 26 January 2017

On
23 Jan 2017 Army Headquarters distributed the FAMCAS to 12,000
personnel Army-wide for completion by their spouses/civil partners.

Last year more than 3,300 spouses/civil
partners expressed their views about being part of an Army family. The
evidence provided by this survey is made even more compelling if greater
numbers reply.

If you receive a survey, by post or by email, for your spouse/civil
partner please ensure that it is passed on quickly and encourage them
to complete it. The opinions of spouses are highly valued and help to
influence government policy and your terms and conditions of Service.
All responses will be treated in the strictest confidence, will not be
seen by the Army and are subsequently destroyed by the contractor who
gathers the information.

RULE THE WORLD:

RECREATING THE MAGIC OF TAKE THAT

Saturday 4th February 2017 - 7:30pm

'Rule
The World' have been recognised as the Number 1 Take That tribute act
in the world. They recently appeared alongside Nicole Kidman, Hugh
Bonneville, Julie Walters and THE REAL TAKE THAT on BBC1's 'The Graham
Norton Show'. After hearing Dan Maines speak, a stunned Gary Barlow said
in amazement "He sounds like me!" Gary then also praised the band
saying "These guys are good!"

'Rule
The World' have also been featured on ITV1's 'Daybreak' and have had
rave reviews from many people including TV personality Ricky Tomlinson,
Denise Van Outen. Jason Orange's mother and Mr GARY BARLOW himself who
tweeted the band to say he thought they are "brilliant". They are the
ONLY Take That tribute show in the land to have ever been praised by
Take That's lead singer!

The
band have performed at many prestigious events around the world.
They've performed at a private party for 'Coldplay' and their management
team featuring many celeb guests. They have also performed with the
cast of ITV1's 'Emmerdale' and have been very fortunate to travel the
world playing large outdoor festivals in Barcelona, Germany, Austria,
Ireland and more. They have performed as a headline act on the Royal
Carribbean cruise ships and have a big contract with Butlins Holiday
Parks where they regularly perform alongside S Club, East 17, Damage,
Garath Gates and Bobby Davro. They have performed a 3 year theatre tour
with their live band and backing dancers in many amazing UK theatres
including Manchester Palace, Edinburgh Playhouse, Leeds Grand, York
Opera House to name just a few.

The
show is an accurate portrayal of a Take That concert and features all
the biggest hits including 'Never Forget', 'Greatest Day', 'Back For
Good', 'Relight My Fire', 'Everything Changes', 'Shine', 'Pray' and many
more.

Friday, 20 January 2017

A joint initiative between Standard Life Charitable Trust, The Royal
British Legion and the Ministry of Defence, the MoneyForce website aims
to assist all Service personnel, their partners, families and
dependants, to be better equipped to manage their money and financial
affairs.

Important Information for Parents and Schools regarding changes to the Special Educational Needs Addition to the MOD Continuity of Education Allowance

(JSP 752 Part 2(V29.0 Jan 17) Chapter 9, Sections 2 and 4)

The
MOD regulations for the Special Educational Needs Addition to the
Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA (SENA) and CEA (SENA)(Day)) have
been revised with effect from January 2017; important changes which
parents and schools should be aware of have been listed below including
a list of frequently asked questions.

If further advice is required please contact CEAS by email: DCYP-CEAS-enquiries@mod.uk or telephone: 01980 618244

Family Holiday Breaks

The Legion provides families of serving and ex-Service personnel
the chance to take a break and get away from the stresses and strains
of everyday life.

Unwind and take life as it comes, venture out and about to explore
the local area or spend a lazy day at the beach. Most importantly, you
will have time to be together as a family.

Are you eligible?If you are part of the currently serving or ex-Service community who are eligible for Legion help and if you answer YES to just one of the questions below, then you and your family qualify for a Family Holiday Break.

Are you a one parent household because of bereavement or break up of the family?

Is one parent currently serving on overseas operations or is to be deployed?

Is one parent caring for a disabled partner?

Is one parent suffering from mental or physical trauma?

Have you not had a holiday away from home in 2 years?

Do you support your household with less than £30,000 gross annual
income per year? (excluding War Disabled Pensions and Armed Forces
Compensation Scheme payments)

Monday, 16 January 2017

We
are an independent nursery based on Thorney Island. We are a
registered charitable organisation focused on providing affordable and
quality childcare to the community. The Nursery is managed by a full
time Manager, Bursar and overseen by an executive committee.

Thorney
Island Nursery is located on the picturesque and unique Thorney Island,
home to the Royal Artillery. Thorney Island is part of the Chichester
Harbour area of outstanding natural beauty and is also an area of special scientific interest. We are surrounded by greenery and wildlife making it perfect for our nature walks and other outdoor activities.

Whether
it is building an indoor den with the parachute, a visiting dentist,
retelling a well known story or exploring the outside, children are
guaranteed to learn in a fun and stimulating environment.

Parents
should be reassured that once security checks have been conducted
access to the nursery is straightforward. This idyllic setting makes
our facility more secure than most.

"The
bright and interesting nursery provides stimulating areas for the
children to play and learn, both indoors and outside. The play
resources and equipment promote learning well."(May 13 Ofsted)

'Breakfast Club' and after school sessions offered for your primary school aged child.

In
this issue, we feature lots of employment opportunities with some great
companies looking to specifically recruit service leavers. These
include the AA, FCO, GB Rail Freight, Project Fortis, The East of
England Ambulance Service, Maritime Transport, Rees Decorating, Security
Cleared Jobs, Troops to Teachers as well as The Sea Cadets and The
Navy's Project Firefly campaign.

In addition to the
employment opportunities we have a great insight in to Franchising for
Veterans with ActionCOACH, Gas-Elec, Chips Away and Snap On Tools all
offering opportunities nationwide.

The Education courses for
Armed Forces feature includes Leeds Beckett, The Troops to Teachers
Campaign, University of Derby Online offering various courses suitable
for service leavers.

The magazines always include information
from the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) DRM who sign companies to
the Armed Forces Covenant (Gold Award winners featured in most issues)
and of course the Enhanced Learning Credits feature in the back of each
issue to inform you about your ELC entitlements.

There are great
training opportunities and various charities that we also work with to
bring you a well-rounded resettlement publication to assist you with
your resettlement process. Please share the information about our
magazine and help others. We speak with many service leavers at various
CTP and SCJ events and enjoy hearing your comments about our magazine.
If you have not already done so, please click the link to subscribe to
our magazine for free and have every issue sent to your email address. http://www.easyresettlement.com/subscription/

Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Are you a MoneyForce fan that likes to help others get MoneyFit?Would you like to play a part in shaping the future direction of MoneyForce?Think you can help us with the design of new digital tools and apps?Or even if you’re not a fan, but think you know what’s missing from MoneyForce, we want to hear from you!We’re aiming to set up a small group of 6-8 MoneyForce ‘Super users’ to meet up twice a year to discuss MoneyForce and for you to feed back to us the views of your friends and colleagues.

Little Troopers
(formally My Daddy is a Soldier Adventures) is a registered charity
supporting children with parent(s) in our British Armed Forces, these
children face unique daily challenges due to their parents career choice
especially when they experience repeated separation of varying lengths
of time from their serving parent(s) due to exercises, training,
operations and other service commitments

Who:
ALL serving regular or reserve British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air
Force families, a parent does not need to be deployed to be eligable for
this event. ID will be required to gain entry to the camp.Time: Arrival from 0830 1st July, Event close 1300 2nd JulyEARLY BIRDS: You may arrive and set up camp on Friday 30th from 1730hrsWhere: Pirbright Camp, Surrey

You may have noticed the cycling group on Thorney Island. They are the

Solent Pirates Youth Cycling Club.

Can you just go along?

Yes,
of course! If you have a bike in good working order and a bike helmet
in good condition then please do contact us and come along to one of our
New Rider sessions. These sessions are noted on the club calendar
along with all other details.

Each coached session costs £3 at most venues. Sessions at venues with high costs shall generally be charged at cost.Any changes to this will be noted on the club calendar.

Please contact the SSO's office on 01243 388547 if your child would like to attend.

Rule 2 - Dispose of it in a Responsible Way

The ASA was formed in 1947 to manage sailing as a sport within the
Army and to represent its interests at Service and national level. It
caters for all sailing disciplines, including offshore and inshore yacht
racing, dinghy and keel-boat racing, windsurfing and kitesurfing.

With Club membership of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA),
the ASA is a Recognised Training Centre and entitled to run RYA sail
training and power-boating courses.

This message is for the attention of Regular Forces Service parents based in England.
If your child attends a state school, Academy or Free school in England
and has been registered with the school as a Service pupil, the school
will be granted a Service Pupil Premium of £300.

The
Service Pupil Premium (SPP) is provided by the Department for Education
to enable schools to offer additional, mainly pastoral, support during
challenging times, which could include anything from a Service parent
being away, being injured on active service to bereavement. Funds are
paid directly to schools; with Head Teachers and school Governors
deciding how the funds are used.

Schools
with Service children in Reception to Year 11 classes are eligible to
receive SPP, but only if your child’s name appears on the school roll as
being a Service child. The annual census takes place on 19 January 2017
and children must be registered with the school before this date. You
are encouraged to contact the school and make them aware your child is
from a Service family. This information is not shared with other
organisations and is protected on the National Pupil database.

For
any other queries regarding Service children contact the Directorate
Children and Young People’s educational advisory arm, Children's
Education Advisory Service (CEAS) via email: DCYP-CEAS-enquiries@mod.uk or telephone: 01980 618244.

4. Members of the Regular Reserve during periods of full time service of at least 3 months.

5. Commissioned Officers of the RAF Reserve carrying out full time duties in uniform in peacetime.

6. NATO personnel serving in official NATO UK appointments under the direct command of the MoD (or NATO HQ).

7. Members of other Government Defence Forces serving in official exchange appointments.

8. Spouses/civil partners of those above.

9. Dependant children of those above. Please see our Terms and Conditions for full details. 10. Widows/Widowers and their dependant children may retain the use
of purchased HM Forces Railcards for the remainder of the valid period
until the existing expiry date of the card. Thereafter, HM Forces
Railcards can be obtained by war widows/widowers and their dependants,
through the Royal British Legion. Please see our Terms and Conditions for full details.

Tuesday, 3 January 2017

The markets are held on the 1st and 3rd Friday each month, 9-2pm, in
Chichester and the 4th Saturday each month in Petworth. Each market is
attended by stallholders selling a wide variety of fresh quality
produce.

All our stallholders are required to grow, rear, bake,
and/or preserve all their produce and are based within 30 miles of
Chichester. The majority of our stallholders are primary producers
offering a wide variety of meat, fruit, vegetables and eggs. Other types
of produce include fish, cheeses, honey, cakes, chutneys and plants. In
addition you will find a number of guest producers who provide
specialities across the year.

We believe our markets are one of
the best in the region. All of our markets (Chichester and Petworth) are
certified with the National Farmers' Market Association (FARMA). This
means our markets are 'genuine' Farmers' Markets and all our
stallholders have to comply with the following conditions to attend:

All produce must be grown, reared, caught, brewed, pickled, baked, smoked or processed by the stallholder

The stallholder must be from the local area

All processed food must contain a minimum of 30% local ingredients where possible

Visitors in 2017

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Thorney Island

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